1966 Valiant Signet Convertible Resto

redfastback said

dave, looks great! how much backspace did you put on the rear wheels? how did you move the rear just 3/4"? a cut and buff still needed? i personally don't like the mounting of the front bars by addco, that 90* l bracket and 1 bolt for a frame mount just doesn't sit well with me, but after you drive it for a awhile, you may invest in a firmfeel.

happy new year, a safe one, and congrats to getting this far in just a short time after you got it back from paint.

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Thanks,

The rear wheels are Stockton TQs small bolt pattern. I had them widened from 15x5.5 to 15x7.5 the backspacing in now 5 inches. They fit perfect with the 10.5/27/15 Hoosier Pro Street radials. Same as a 255/60/15 basically.

I have the Mancini shock mount plates and I was able to drill a pilot hole to match pin on the leaf spring and the extra hole in the spring perches to set it back 3/4". This was the most simple way to do it.

I may eventually pick up the firmfeel unit at the Spring Fling if I don't like the Addco unit. Seems like hillbilly engineering to me. Good thing i only had to drill two 3/8 holes in the the K-frame. No biggy though.